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How Should I Taper Off Wellbutrin?

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Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2014
Question: How should I taper off wellbutrin.
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
gradually

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

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I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

Wellbutrin is a relatively benign drug when it come to withdrawing it and it may not have serious side effects. If you are on 300mg then you may reduce it to 150 for 1 week and then you may take 150mg on alternate days and then can stop at 150mg. It may not lead to any adverse effects.

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Follow up: Dr. Srikanth Reddy (1 hour later)
I am on 150mg how should I taper?
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Taper it gradually

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Youbmay reduce your dose to 75mg every day and then after 1 week to 50mg for 1 week and then stop. In some countries 50mg strength is not available and in such case you may stop at 75mg. You should be doing good with these withdrawal symptoms.
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Dr. Srikanth Reddy
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How Should I Taper Off Wellbutrin?

Brief Answer: gradually Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Wellbutrin is a relatively benign drug when it come to withdrawing it and it may not have serious side effects. If you are on 300mg then you may reduce it to 150 for 1 week and then you may take 150mg on alternate days and then can stop at 150mg. It may not lead to any adverse effects. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.